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bignum

UK/ˈbɪɡnʌm/

bignum noun: a number whose digits of precision are limited only by available memory (as opposed to the usual fixed-point arithmetic).

Noun

bignum (plural bignums)

  1. A number whose digits of precision are limited only by available memory (as opposed to the usual fixed-point arithmetic).
  2. (broadly, slang) A very large number.
    • Then there's the membership fee. A serious bignum.2017, Dean Koontz, The Silent Corner, page 198

bignum meaning in Bengali

bignum in Bengali

একটি খুব বড় সংখ্যা

Forms of bignum

pluralbignums

Origin of bignum

Short for big number.

Questions about bignum

What does bignum mean?
Bignum means a number whose digits of precision are limited only by available memory (as opposed to the usual fixed-point arithmetic).
What is bignum in Bengali?
Bignum in Bengali is একটি খুব বড় সংখ্যা. See Bignum meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is bignum?
Bignum is a noun.
How do you pronounce bignum?
Bignum is pronounced /ˈbɪɡnʌm/ (UK).
What is the plural of bignum?
The plural of bignum is bignums.

Words near bignum in the dictionary

  1. bignonias
  2. Bignor
  3. bignose
  4. bignoses
  5. bignou
  6. bignum
  7. bignums
  8. bigoli
  9. bigon
  10. Bigoness
  11. bigoniac

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bignum (page history and authors); bignum (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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